The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist. Novalis (1772 – 1801)
Victor Hugo Quote – “A writer is a world trapped in a person.”
A writer is a world trapped in a person. Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885)
William Shakespeare Quote – “This is excellent foppery of the world…”
This is excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune — often the surfeit of our own behaviour — we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars: as if we were villains by necessity: fools by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers, by spherical predominance; drunkards, liars, and adulterers, by an […]
William Shakespeare Quote – “A pack of blessings lights upon thy back…”
A pack of blessings lights upon thy back; Happiness courts thee in her best array; But, like a misbehaved and sullen wench, Thou pout’st upon thy fortune and thy love; Take heed, take heed, for such die miserable. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Why rail’st thou on thy birth, the heaven, and earth?…”
Why rail’st thou on thy birth, the heaven, and earth? Since birth, and heaven, and earth, all three do meet In thee at once; which thou at once wouldst lose. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Rabindranath Tagore Quote – “All that we can ever aspire to…”
All that we can ever aspire to is to become more and more one with God. Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941)
Rabindranath Tagore Quote – “And it shall be my endeavor to reveal Thee in my actions…”
And it shall be my endeavor to reveal Thee in my actions, knowing it is Thy power gives me strength to act. Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941)
Kabir Quote – “You are weaving your bondage of falsehood…”
You are weaving your bondage of falsehood, your words are full of deception: With the load of desires which you hold on your head, how can you be light? Kabir (circa 1398 – 1518)
Kabir Quote – “As the river enters into the ocean…”
As the river enters into the ocean, so my heart touches Thee. Kabir (circa 1398 – 1518)
Soren Kierkegaard Quote – “Truth has always had many loud proclaimers…”
Truth has always had many loud proclaimers, but the question is whether a person will in the deepest sense acknowledge the truth, allow it to permeate his whole being, accept all its consequences, and not have an emergency hiding place for himself and a Judas kiss for the consequence. Soren Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855)